diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c
index fdfce7a46d73..a0847be0b035 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c
@@ -452,8 +452,10 @@ static bool lmb_is_removable(struct of_drconf_cell *lmb)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < scns_per_block; i++) {
 		pfn = PFN_DOWN(phys_addr);
-		if (!pfn_present(pfn))
+		if (!pfn_present(pfn)) {
+			phys_addr += MIN_MEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE;
 			continue;
+		}
 
 		rc &= is_mem_section_removable(pfn, PAGES_PER_SECTION);
 		phys_addr += MIN_MEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE;